On June 14 Mr Mallya, was declared a ‘proclaimed offender’ by the special court. He had ignored three summons by ED and non bailable warrants issued by the PMLA court. After such an order is issued, the person has to appear before the court within a stipulated period, but Mr Mallya did not do that, so the ED moved the court again for getting him declared as an “absconder”.
The agency had sought an order from the court under the Criminal Procedure Code’s section 82 (proclamation of absconding person) as several arrest warrants were pending against him and then the agency can proceed for attachment of all his properties.
ED wants Mr Mallya to join the investigation “in person” in connection with probe under the PMLA, and in cases related to a Rs 900—crore loan from IDBI Bank. It said it had exhausted other legal remedies like seeking Interpol arrest warrant and getting his passport revoked.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)
